Legion Alpha is now playable and more specs and classes are now available! The available zones to explore are Tornheim and Haut-Roc, as well as the dungeon Salles des Valeureux. Most classes have one spec available (except for Shamans - none are available), and the only healer currently available is Mistweaver Monk.

We're uploading pictures through the night of the new zones, first up is new Dalaran and Class Order Halls!

We've also added more Quests and NPCs to the Legion database, as well as the following artifact weapons:

Mage Class Hall

The Mage Class Order Hall questline sends you to Hillsbrad Foothills, Violet Hold, and Icecrown Citadel.

Monk Class Hall

Paladin Class Hall

Priest Class Hall

The Priest Class Order Hall is Netherlight Temple! It features Alonsus Faol, Prophet Velen, Betild Deepanvil, Taoshi, Sun Priests, Hex Priests, and High Priestesses of Elune. There are several wings, one central area and an area for healing priests littered with Lightwells and a Void area.

Warrior Class Hall

Blue Post on Legion Alpha

Blizzard

The World of Warcraft: Legion alpha test is now underway! A small group of testers have already been trying their hand at the Demon Hunter, and today we’ve added some new areas for players to check out. Alpha testers can now explore the Stormheim and Highmountain zones, as well as the Halls of Valor dungeon. All classes except for Shaman are now available; character copy is currently disabled, but testers can create high-level characters using templates we’ve provided.

There’s no NDA (non-disclosure agreement) for the Legion alpha, so those invited to play are free to stream the game and take screenshots or movies. Please keep in mind that Legion is still in development—we’ll be making changes to the game as we continue to prepare for the upcoming beta test, and what you’ll see during the alpha test is not necessarily representative of the final game.

Players selected to participate in the alpha will receive an email invitation directing them to download the alpha client directly from their Battle.net account. As always, please be aware of phishing attempts—if you’re unsure whether your invitation is legitimate, please log in to your Battle.net account to verify that there is a Legion alpha license attached (under Your Game Accounts).

Getting Started

If you’ve been selected to participate in the Legion alpha, your Battle.net account will already be flagged for access.

Make sure your graphics drivers are up to date.

Run the Battle.net desktop app—it may need to update itself if you haven’t run it recently. If you don’t have it installed, get started here.

Once Battle.net is installed and updated, select World of Warcraft from the list of games on the left.

In the Region/Account drop-down menu above the Play button, choose Alpha: Legion (listed under In Development), then click Install.

Allow installation to complete, and click Play.

Once you’ve launched the game, use the Legion alpha template to create a character. This is located near the Enter World button.

Once you’ve set up a Battle.net account and have attached at least one Blizzard game, you can choose to opt in to future beta tests from the Beta Profile page—just check the box next to which games you’re interested in testing. Once that’s complete, it’s simply a matter of waiting for an invitation.

Known Alpha Issues

Blizzard

Salutations eager Alpha participants!

Below is a list of issues that we are aware of. Please note that this list is not complete and only highlights issues that we believe will have moderate visibility for Alpha participants. I'll be updating this list regularly, so it's a good idea to check it out prior to posting in the bug forums.

Artifacts:

Re-logging during "Stage 6 - The Purge" for Frost Death Knights will cause a client crash.

Legion Alpha template Warriors and Priests have a significant delay before beginning their Artifact experiences.

Balance Druids cannot use Teleport: Moonglade after completing the Karazhan Catacombs and obtaining their Artifact weapon.

Armaments of the Black Wyrm cannot be interacted with if you are not using the Protection specialization.

The Mistweaver scenario will sometimes not reset and can roadblock progression if players abandon "The Emperors Gift".

Players will die after using the Essence of the Whirlwind to enter the Windwalker Monk artifact scenario.

The Warlock verison of "Following the Curse" will not update upon reaching Ariden's Camp and cannot be completed while the PvP flag is enabled.

Quests:

The completion page for "Where Respect is Due" is missing description information for the Glass-Extracted Leystone.

Players will not always be placed inside the Murky vehicle when interacting with Murky's Egg during "Murlocs: The Next Generation" and "Oh, the Clawdacity!"

The War Eagle vehicle has a placeholder ability during "Justice Reigns From Above"

"Felstorm's Plea" is lacking a quest header.

Order Halls:

Opening your map in the Dreamgrove will show a map of the Broken Shore.

The broadcast line for the Hunter Order Hall formation experience can be seen by all nearby players.

The broadcast line for the Warrior Order Hall formation experience can be seen by all nearby players.

Miscellaneous:

Area triggers that check for a players faction do not function when the player is flagged for PvP.

Transports are not appearing.

Character Models:

Blood Elf and Night Elf character models will default to HD, regardless of class.

Commentaires

Commentaire de SubjectV

Bit sad to see Dalaran "in ruin"... something I loved about Northrend's Dalaran was how perfect it was.

Commentaire de peach774

on 2015-12-02T21:06:37-06:00

Bit sad to see Dalaran "in ruin"... something I loved about Northrend's Dalaran was how perfect it was.

It is only 1 tower that was knocked over, not all of dalaran.

Commentaire de Furyhunter

on 2015-12-02T21:09:09-06:00

I spy with my little eye, a Cloud Strife NPC.

Ahh, Aerith too.

Commentaire de azahel

on 2015-12-02T21:09:10-06:00

I still want an item called Ravenholdt Tears

Commentaire de shaky850

on 2015-12-02T21:14:48-06:00

Bit sad to see Dalaran "in ruin"... something I loved about Northrend's Dalaran was how perfect it was.

maybe thats what you get for moving a city

Commentaire de midgetpunter

on 2015-12-02T21:17:28-06:00

Thrall and Aggra, the most irresponsible parents on Azeroth.

Commentaire de grenwalis

on 2015-12-02T21:18:09-06:00

It is weird to see the higher quality items and set dressings sitting on low quality walls and floors. Hopeful to see more updates as alpha goes along.

Commentaire de ramires2201

on 2015-12-02T21:19:24-06:00

Is that Vanessa Vancleef? On the rogue hall?

Commentaire de liotie

on 2015-12-02T21:34:08-06:00

Blizz gimme alpha and Ill start streaming I swear.

Commentaire de Orangey

on 2015-12-02T21:37:13-06:00

I spy with my little eye, a Cloud Strife NPC.

Ahh, Aerith too.

I had a good long chuckle about that. Haha.I'm super curious as to what their names are going to be.

O, nerdery upon nerdery.

Commentaire de Orangey

on 2015-12-02T21:38:36-06:00

Is that Vanessa Vancleef? On the rogue hall?

I was noticing that, too...I wonder how that's gonna pan out.

Commentaire de ndsumiller

on 2015-12-02T21:45:39-06:00

on #73 Is that Granny Smith? I can't blame her leaving Old Shattrath, what with that orc threatening her all the time.

Commentaire de my1if34wow

on 2015-12-02T21:53:20-06:00

Bit sad to see Dalaran "in ruin"... something I loved about Northrend's Dalaran was how perfect it was.

As long as they don't hire the same contractor as in Stormwind, everything will be fine next patch.

Commentaire de Iamme

on 2015-12-02T21:59:53-06:00

That looks likes old dalaran? Just a placeholder for now?

Commentaire de Lordaeronwarrior

on 2015-12-02T22:21:16-06:00

I'm really happy to see Blizzard asking for feedbacks :), seems they are really proud of Legion... I hope they don't mess this up like last time, I think they won't because blizz already knows they screwed up

Commentaire de Nynaeve

on 2015-12-02T22:40:02-06:00

Thankfully for Granny Smith, I don't see Cro anywhere in that screenshot. That said, I STILL don't see any Green apples in her cart!

Commentaire de hobbidaggy

on 2015-12-02T22:44:06-06:00

Let's hope when I get home I see a nice shiny Alpha invite

Commentaire de Decila

on 2015-12-02T22:44:39-06:00

Thrall and Aggra, the most irresponsible parents on Azeroth.

Is that a basket on Aggra's back, or part of the environment? Because if it's a baby carrier, Dalaran's pretty safe from random demon incursions. And orcs have never been good at responsible parenting. See Draka and Durotan if you need an example.

Commentaire de Monlyth

on 2015-12-02T22:51:20-06:00

Rogue order hall looks nice. Appropriately dim lighting and lots of dodgy alleyways, but well-decorated and mostly clear of the filth one might expect in the sewers.

Commentaire de moosecat11

on 2015-12-02T22:58:03-06:00

Is that a basket on Aggra's back, or part of the environment? Because if it's a baby carrier .